Nurse leaders have been eager to adopt home healthcare models, such as hospital-at-home, but have been slower to do so. Yet when they have launched such models, nursing leaders report that the programs are working well. These findings come from Lippincott... See more
To help support the home- and community-based services workforce, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should require all states to report hourly wages paid to HCBS workers, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) recommen... See more
The challenges in healthcare are well known, from overcrowded emergency departments to workforce shortages and more than 500 shuttered nursing homes since the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, evidence is growing that when patients receive care at home... See more
A coalition of hospice groups has requested that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Studies give hospice agencies more time to adjust to its new quality measurement tool before penalizing them financially for delayed reporting. In a letter to Shequil... See more
The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program is opening opportunities to transform healthcare for rural older adults, healthcare leaders said during a webinar this week sponsored by The John A. Hartford Foundation, a nonpartisan philanthropy focuse... See more
